bellaco

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /beˈʝako/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /beˈʎako/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /beˈʃako/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /beˈʒako/

  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Syllabification: be‧lla‧co

Noun

bellaco m (plural bellacos, feminine bellaca, feminine plural bellacas)

  1. scoundrel, rascal
  2. (Peru) plantain (banana)
    plátano bellacobellaco plantain
    Vendemos plátano bellaco a bajo precio
    We sell plantain bananas at a low price
    Imparten nuevas técnicas de abono para cultivo de plátano bellaco
    New fertilizing techniques taught for growing plantain
  3. (Puerto Rico, slang) one who is horny

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Cebuano: bilyako
  • Italian: vigliacco
  • Piedmontese: viliach
  • Portuguese: velhaco

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